Call for school walkout in protest over extra exams
The head of the House education committee Kyriacos Hadjiyiannis warned parents and students on Wednesday that no one had the right to close down schools
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Parents call on education ministry to postpone exam-change plans
Parents urged the education ministry on Tuesday to postpone a vote on controversial regulations providing for school exams at the end of each semester to
Countering extremism and youth radicalisation
Τhe Youth Board of Cyprus, the Council of Europe Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility Through the Youth Card and the European Youth Card Association (EYCA)
Thousands of Cypriots taken part in Erasmus+
Thousands of Cypriots have participated in the Erasmus+ programmes of the European Commission since 1997, with their numbers growing every year. In the period 1997-2013,
Unions lash out at university’s army intake plan
The University of Cyprus’ decision to extend spring-semester enrolment for army conscripts concluding their service this month to private-school graduates stirred up controversy at the
University of Cyprus climbing world rankings
During the past 18 months the University of Cyprus has increased its world ranking by 134 places, according to Webometrics rankings. It is now in
Students to protest outside parliament over new regulations
Secondary-school student body Psem announced on Thursday it would stage a protest on Friday outside the parliament to express their discontent over the new regulations
Greek Cypriot teachers visit Turkish Cypriot schools
A group of Greek Cypriot teachers on Wednesday visited schools in the north in the context of visits organised annually by the United Cyprus platform
Tepak deputy dean resigns after row with professor
A deputy dean at the Limassol-base technical university (Tepak) resigned on Thursday saying a professor had threatened him with physical harm during a meeting at
Students hand survey to ministry to push objections to exam changes
Representatives of high school students on Wednesday delivered to the education ministry the results of a survey conducted among more than 13,500 pupils whose majority
Striking students to be punished says ministry
Secondary-school student union Psem’s decision to call a one-period universal strike of all students in lyceums and technical schools on Wednesday morning in protest of
EU pledges to support educational changes
European Commissioner for Education Tibor Navracsics discussed on Thursday the challenges of the educational system of Cyprus with Education Minister Costas Kadis and House
EU: lack of basic skills a concern
The low performance of Cypriot students in the latest international student assessment report poses a “serious challenge”, the EU’s commissioner for education said on
Schools disrupted in last of a series of teaching protests
State primary school teachers on Wednesday mounted their last work stoppage, bringing to a close more than a month of start-stop strike measures. At schools
Parents oppose midterm exam plans, students want a referendum
THE umbrella federation of secondary school parents’ associations expressed their disagreement on the planned implementation of midterm exams in 2018, while students’ union Psem wants
School holidays remain as new regulations get underway
THE Day of the Three Hierarchs and Archbishop Chryostomos’s name day will remain school holidays, Education Minister Costas Kadis said on Wednesday. Kadis, who was
UCy, Imperial join forces in €40m research centre
THE University of Cyprus and Imperial College London are joining forces to build a €40m centre of excellence for research and innovation, starting in March
Students protest about welfare expenditure
University students under the guidance of the Federation of Student Unions (Pofen) staged a protest on Tuesday outside the finance ministry over next year’s state
Poed strikes to continue as of Wednesday
Primary education teachers’ union Poed reiterated on Tuesday they would resume strike measures on Wednesday after a dialogue with the education ministry got them nowhere.
Programme which caters for talented youth
By Annette Chrysostomou Are your children extremely bored at school but love learning and are extremely bright? Exceptional students and their parents have until